Impact of the Peyote (Lophophora williamsii) Trade on Endangered Star Cactus (Astrophytum asterias)
Dana M. Price, Wildlife Diversity Branch, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Austin, TX 78704
Martin Terry, Department of Biology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843
Acknowledgements
This work would not be possible without the collaboration of the Texas peyote distributors who generously allowed us to visit their businesses and discussed the peyote harvest with us, and the observations of the local people who shared their observations of "star peyote". We thank Guadalupe Martinez (Universidad Autonoma de Tamaulipas), K. Trout, Benito Trevino, Gena Janssen, Lesle Peloquin (Texas Department of Public Safety), Jackie Poole (Texas Parks and Wildlife Department), Bill Carr and Lisa Williams (The Nature Conservancy of Texas), and Chris Best (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) for inspiration, information and observations on star cactus and peyote in the field.
I. Astrophytum and Lophophora -- so similar, yet so different
II. Range and habitat of Astrophytum and Lophophora
III. Commercial Peyote Harvest – How It Works
IV. Incidental harvest of star cactus with peyote: Problem or Opportunity?
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